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FZNT24 KNHC 270930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 19N95W REACH FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND STALL.  FRONT 
DISSIPATES SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER N GULF WITH SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW W OF 90W SUN NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF SECOND 
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS PROMPTING GALE FORCE 
CONDITIONS W OF 95W MON NIGHT AND TUE. 

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT MON NIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE 
MON AND TUE.  SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT TUE. 
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME E 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 10 TO 
15 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. 

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT TUE...

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT 
IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOME N 25 
TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 15 FT W 
OF FRONT LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 
10 TO 18 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. 

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 
8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE. 

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT NOV 27 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW TO N 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT W 
OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES